[IxDA Discuss] NEW POST-GRADUATE IN BRAZIL
I'm coordinating a post-graduate in User-Centered Design with the Universidade Positivo http://www.up.edu.br/ingles/ in Curitiba. The course brings the experience of designers and engineers of CESARhttp://www.cesar.org.br/english/, professionals / researchers from Curitiba and brings a professional discuss for the area of interaction design and user experience. The path chosen is the user-centered design, the same used by renowned companies such as IDEO, CESAR, Apple, Intel, IBM, Nokia, Adaptive Path and many others. Classes will to start in March 2010 and will be fortnightly (Friday and Saturday). The course is intended for the training of professionals involved in the process of developing new services and technology products. The gap is to apply theory and practice in a balanced and focused on research, development, prototyping and testing with users. Presentation of post-graduate.http://www.slideshare.net/efileno/psgraduao-design-centrado-no-usurio More information: http://www.posup.com.br/curso.asp?id=258 Cheers! Érico Fernandes Fileno, M.Sc. Interaction Designer http://ericofileno.wordpress.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/efileno @efileno http://twitter.com/efileno Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Experience Architect - News Digital Media | Sydney, Australia | Full Time
Come and join one of the best, most experienced and innovative User Experience teams in Australia and an award winning (http://bit.ly/3zDzxG) global organisation which is deeply committed to User Experience. It's a high visibility role looking after some of Australia's most highly trafficked and influential sites like news.com.au, MySpace, The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, ThePunch, Moshtix, Vogue, Taste, Carsguide.com.au and TrueLocal to name just a few (we have over 90 sites in our network). http://bit.ly/1AQfUY Just in: News.com.au has just been voted Australia's fastest growing brand! http://bit.ly/4dHtnc The NDM Media Division is now #1 in Australia for News Weather and growing very aggressively, so we're in a great position, you can find out more about our huge growth at http://bit.ly/4dHtnc Not only that, but the role will be of strategic and critical importance to projects around paid content, whose potential impact is global. The work is exciting and it's with a great, really forward thinking team. We have a dedicated Design Researcher as well as a UX Lab in which we can conduct tests, eyetracking studies etc.( See our lab here: http://bit.ly/1wofMQ http://bit.ly/3TfSJk ) Furthermore, we have the backing of a global organisation that is willing to invest considerable resources in producing the best online products in Australia. NDM is a fun, really social place to work and we have a funky new office in a great location. (Pictures here: http://bit.ly/28UkD9 ) You can find more information about members of the team on the UX Team Blog: USiT Blog http://bit.ly/4339R3 (USiT = User Standards and Innovative Technologies group). What we are looking for: * Demonstrated experience of designing major web and other digital interfaces, with experience in creating and delivering site maps, process flows, wireframes, interaction specifications and other information architecture documentation. * Strong prior experience in working effectively within multidisciplinary teams. * Demonstrated understanding of core usability principles. * Demonstrated experience of designing and conducting different types of user research studies. * Excellent analytical ability, especially with regard to observation of user behaviour. * Excellent information architecture and interaction design skills. * Strong oral and written communication skills; can present findings concisely and effectively. News Digital Media, the digital business arm of News Limited, is a dynamic next generation media company that connects Australians to a platform of integrated sites spanning the categories of news, sports, entertainment, life style, local search, social networking and classifieds. If this job sounds like you and you think you can add value to our fantastic team, then apply below including your resume and cover letter. http://seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=36; with your resume and cover letter. *Please note: you must be eligible to work in Australia, visa sponsorship will not be available --- Chris Khalil Director of User Experience News Digital Media Level 23 | 175 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rating vs Like
Just giving back a bit... Dru asked for a recommendation for a readable resource about attitude measurement, scaling, etc. I went back to my stats and survey research research but most of them seemed either too dry, too statistics-heavy, or both. I did find one book with a straightforward and concise description of attitude measurement, questionnaire design and scaling. The relevant section is Chapter 5. Here's the reference: Questionnaire Design: How to Plan, Structure and Write Survey Material for Effective Market Research http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=bookslinkCode=qskeywords=074944181X -Paul - - - - - - - Paul Sherman, Principal, ShermanUX UX Research | Design | Strategy p...@shermanux.com www.ShermanUX.com +1.512.917.1942 - - - - - - - Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site map, reasoning and how to present it.
You could try representing the architecture as wireframes then illustrate the logic of the different user journeys based on the target audiences / personas? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47408 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Representing visually the reasoning behind the sitemap.
I'm assuming that the audience for the presentation are not familiar with a standard site-map deliverable, and I'm guessing that they are not looking for a blow-by-blow account of the entire rationale you have chosen, but instead looking for some confidence in the decisions that you have made. Maybe what would help would be to create a presentation that illustrates some of the significant changes in patterns that have been made with the new site map. Look for differences between the old site map, and the new site map and think of ways to visually communicate this using metaphor, analogy or diagram. Perhaps first level labeling has been changed from obscure technical language to more simple easy to understand language. Perhaps the categories have been organized so that at each step there are fewer decisions to make whereas before there were many. Perhaps the depth of the website has been decreased, so that from the homepage people reach content with fewer steps than before. Look for patterns on what has changed, make sure you understand why the changes have happened, and brainstorm ideas how you might communicate this. Pretty vague advice, but hope it helps a little. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47409 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Experience Architect - News Digital Media | Sydney, Australia | Full Time
Apologies, the link to apply appears malformed. If you want to apply please go to: http://seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=70PageNumber=1jobid=16278339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47418 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] MS in Interaction Design, Usability, User Research, User Experience, Information Architect
Hello Group, I am back again with the same request. As, I have been looking for the college and university to continue master degree in Interaction Design, Usability, User Research, User Experience, Information Architect. My curiosity is... 1. Whether the courses are available under one roof or need to learn individually? 2. Anyone knows the particular college or university where i will get the above courses? 3. Any member in the group has completed master degree in information architect? And, in which college? Any link? 4. For admission, is it important to have programming background, such as, javascript, c, c++, php, .net If anyone knows, please suggest. Thanks, Sourabh Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good books or resources for interview techniques
Paul, you certainly have some useful articles there. Chauncey, thank your for tips as well! I was wondering though if there is a more applied chapter in some usability book. Or a journalist's guide for that matter. Where for example the structured/semi-structured/open questioning style is explained. I'll dig into it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47332 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rating vs Like
Great summary . Thanks Tom for sharing. Steepster seems to have figured out a way to avoid the predictable final resting place of something between 4.-4.5 (4.3). I am passing the site on to our UX Designers and the business owners within our company. It's nice to see something new/fresh. Looks like this rate it topic could turn into a book for one of you UX brainiacs :-). Given that it seems every social networking site and e-com site seem to be moving in the direction of rate it, sure would be nice if we had some stats to back up it up. I wonder if anyone has done a usability test to determine if users even like being offered the chance to rate/rank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47342 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] MS in Interaction Design, Usability, User Research, User Experience, Information Architect
Stanford University's Symbolic Systems Master's program (of which I'm a graduate): http://symsys.stanford.edu/ssp_static?page=masters.html Andn the HCI concentration in the Computer Science program: http://hci.stanford.edu/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47423 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rating vs Like
I would also recommend looking at what StackOverflow, their vote up/down engine is pretty well thought out. You can test it out at uxexchange.com where it's used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47342 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good books or resources for interview techniques
Liou, For a basic applied chapter on interviews, I recommend the one in Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Interactive Technologies) (Paperback) ~ Catherine Courage (Author), Kathy Baxter (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Your-Users-Requirements-Technologies/dp/1558609350 They also include book references for more extensive reading. - Michele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47332 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site map, reasoning and how to present it.
I derive a site's structure from the organization of the use cases for that site. First, I create the use cases, they can be name only (i.e., Consumer adds item to shopping cart). Then, I collect similar use cases into functional packages (or folders). These functional packages then translate into the structure of the site. I can then use the Use Case List to show why I structured a site a certain way. hope this helps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47408 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Should tab order always strictly follow visual order?
From: Alan Wexelblat awexelb...@gmail.com What I'd like to do is have TAB move the user from A-B but then from B-F, skipping the defaulted fields. I know this is going to inconvenience that 10% of users who want to change the default, but the alternative seems to be inconveniencing the 90% who have to hit TAB four times to get to the next field they care about. First, remember that (assuming a completely general audience) many people have no concept at all that tab does move between fields. They do all form filling by click-type-click-type. For that fragment that does use tab: * If you use tab to more through all the fields, yes, the 90% who don't need to change those fields save three key presses. * If they did have to tab through those fields, though, they don't have to reacquire the tab key. They just pressed it, so they can just press it again with minimal time/effort cost. * If tab skips those fields, and they are users who expect tab to hit all the fields, are they going to think Cool, they skipped over the fields I didn't want to use? Or will they think Crap, where did the focus go? Oh, down there. If I press tab again, will it go to the next field, or will it jump back up, or maybe go God knows where? (That is, if you violate the standard, people who are used to the standard may not trust you to adhere to it anywhere.) * For that 10% of users who *do* need the fields, if tab skips them, what to they have to do? Click in the field. And thus again, the message you've sent to users who expect standards adherence is that they can't trust that you will anywhere, that they are going to have to expect to manually click potentially at any time in using your app. In the end, in the name of saving three button presses for many users, you have made things far more difficult for a small portion of the users and told every one of your users who care about standards that you don't. (You've also annoyed the spit out of your QA team, because they asked about this and you've told them to their face that they can't plan on tab order anywhere in the product. And if it's broken anywhere else, they have to ask twice to know if it's really broken or if you were just saving a button press or two.) A better solution may be to redesign your form. Put the defaulted fields at the end if possible. Those who want to avoid button presses can just click the end button, or they can tab through the fields even more quickly and reduce their cognitive load. -- Jim Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] - Chicago, November 18 - Sears - how UX leads the way.
A reminder about this week's Chicago event event: - - - - - - - - Sears – the $50 billion startup. And how UX leads the way. Get answers to the $50 billion question: How do you change a multi-billion dollar corporation into a multi-billion dollar startup? The UXSears team is hosting the Nov. 18 IxDA event and will showcase some of our thinking, designs and ideas for the future of Sears … and of all online retail. We'll focus on how experience design drives business success. Join us in Chicago on November 18 at 1 North State, 12th floor, from 6-8 PM. Visit us at http://uxsears.blogspot.com/. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and tweet us to pick up some sweet swag at the event: twitter.com/uxsears - - - - - - - - RSVP at http://bit.ly/qQbJF Directions to the building: http://bit.ly/73FT3 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Reminder :: Silicon Valley IxDA Event :: Persuasion for Designers :: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Yahoo!
Just a reminder, inviting you to join us at our next Silicon Valley IxDA event! Kim Goodwin, author of Designing for the Digital Age, will speak about Persuasion for Designers. When: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Socializing: 7:00-7:30 pm Program: 7:30-9:30 pm Where: Yahoo! Room: Building E, Classrooms 9 10 700 First Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Persuasion for Designers Kim Goodwin There's a myth that great design is self-evident. The truth is that it's not often as easy as it sounds. Sooner or later, every designer gets frustrated when a shortage of time and resources—or an excess of politics—keeps your great solution from seeing the light of day. How do you prevent it? How do you change course if it looks like things are headed that direction? Kim Goodwin, author of Designing for the Digital Age, will share some techniques and encourage discussion of your own experiences. Kim Goodwin is the author of Designing for the Digital Age, a comprehensive new book on designing digital products and services. In the course of her career, Kim has been an in-house and freelance designer, in-house creative director, and VP Design at Cooper, leading a practice of interaction, visual, and industrial designers. Kim has led projects involving a tremendous range of design problems, including Web sites, complex analytical and enterprise applications, phones, medical devices, services, and even organizations. Her clients and employers have included everything from one-man startups to the world's largest companies, as well as universities and government agencies. This range of experience and a passion for teaching have led to Kim's popularity as an author and as a speaker at conferences and companies around the world. Co-sponsors of this event: IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Silicon Valley Face to Face BayCHI IxD BOF I hope to see you there! Regards, Pabini _ Pabini Gabriel-Petit IxDA Local Leader, Silicon Valley IxDA Founding Board Member BayCHI IxD BOF Leader Principal UX Architect Spirit Softworks LLC www.spiritsoftworks.com Publisher Editor in Chief UXmatters www.uxmatters.com _ Pabini Gabriel-Petit Principal UX Architect Spirit Softworks LLC www.spiritsoftworks.com Publisher Editor in Chief UXmatters www.uxmatters.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good books or resources for interview techniques
Hi Liou, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In is invaluable when it comes to asking questions in a way that helps you discover what you don't know to ask about and understand more about the interviewee to ask relevant questions. It's not an IXD/UXD focused book, but I recommend it to anyone new to the IXD profession as it helps you learn how to more effectively communicate with anyone, and especially in situations where you need to ask objective, open questions in a non-leading way that puts the interviewee at ease. Available on Amazon or most local bookstores... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140157352?ie=UTF8tag=katwal-20linkCode=as2camp=1789creative=390957creativeASIN=0140157352 It's also very handy when you have interviewees who are not talkative or who are combative/defensive. It's useful beyond interviewing and will help you in project negotiations, tense customer situations, and even at home with family, friends, and children. Good luck! Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47332 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Colorado - User Experience education: from workshops to conferences to degrees
Want to learn (or learn more) about User Experience Design -- Interaction Design, Usability, and related fields? In this meeting, we'll sort through our choices for education in User Experience fields -- ranging from free to thousands of dollars -- from seminars to conferences to college degrees. We'll focus on education here in Colorado, but also discuss out-of-state options. *Who Should Attend: *anyone who works, or wants to work, in the intersection of humans and technology. Many, but not all, will be creating websites and various types of applications. This includes - college students of all kinds - people already working as user experience designers, information architects, interaction designers, etc. - people in allied fields who want to incorporate User Experience principles: software designer/developers, visual designers, project managers, etc. - anyone who wants to win a *free Balsamiq* desktop client - we're giving two copies away! (We'll have a demo of Balsamiq at the beginning of the meeting as well.) *Cost: *free *Parking: *Paid underground lot is just across Walnut Street (under the St. Julien Hotel). Street parking may also be available. *Big thanks to our venue sponsor:* Boulder Digital Workshttp://bdw.colorado.edu/ is generously providing the venue, with special thanks to Allison Kent-Smith for massive legwork. Located at the University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.colorado.edu/, BDW is a project-based and accredited learning initiative focused on developing digital leaders and entrepreneurs. A joint effort of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/ and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencehttp://engineering.colorado.edu/, BDW is led by acclaimed practitioners and researchers from business, creative, and technology disciplines. BDW is designed for people who want to change the world through digital creativity, innovation, and leadership. *Generous donor of free software:* BalsamIQ Studios http://balsamiq.com/ *Questions about the meeting? *Email colorado-lo...@ixda.org Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Colorado - User Experience education: from workshops to conferences to degrees
It would probably help if I included the date and time (as well as an address) rather than making you hunt for the info - so much for invitation usability. Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 6-8 PM Address: 1011 Walnut St, 2nd Floor above Brasserie TenTen, Boulder, CO 80302 (Maphttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=1011+Walnut+St.%2C+2nd+floor+above+Brasserie+TenTen+restaurant%2C+Boulder%2C+CO+80302+%28Boulder+Digital+Works%29 ) On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM, jason zietz mydogisaro...@gmail.comwrote: Want to learn (or learn more) about User Experience Design -- Interaction Design, Usability, and related fields? In this meeting, we'll sort through our choices for education in User Experience fields -- ranging from free to thousands of dollars -- from seminars to conferences to college degrees. We'll focus on education here in Colorado, but also discuss out-of-state options. *Who Should Attend: *anyone who works, or wants to work, in the intersection of humans and technology. Many, but not all, will be creating websites and various types of applications. This includes - college students of all kinds - people already working as user experience designers, information architects, interaction designers, etc. - people in allied fields who want to incorporate User Experience principles: software designer/developers, visual designers, project managers, etc. - anyone who wants to win a *free Balsamiq* desktop client - we're giving two copies away! (We'll have a demo of Balsamiq at the beginning of the meeting as well.) *Cost: *free *Parking: *Paid underground lot is just across Walnut Street (under the St. Julien Hotel). Street parking may also be available. *Big thanks to our venue sponsor:* Boulder Digital Workshttp://bdw.colorado.edu/ is generously providing the venue, with special thanks to Allison Kent-Smith for massive legwork. Located at the University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.colorado.edu/, BDW is a project-based and accredited learning initiative focused on developing digital leaders and entrepreneurs. A joint effort of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/ and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencehttp://engineering.colorado.edu/, BDW is led by acclaimed practitioners and researchers from business, creative, and technology disciplines. BDW is designed for people who want to change the world through digital creativity, innovation, and leadership. *Generous donor of free software:* BalsamIQ Studios http://balsamiq.com/ *Questions about the meeting? *Email colorado-lo...@ixda.org Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rating vs Like
Very interesting discussion. However, I personally prefer uneven scales, because I think that users do know what 3 on a 5-Point scale means: not bad, but not good either. Why should I force them to either a positive or a negative decision? On the other hand you should offer a don't know option as well, for those who just don't want or can't rate the item. We made and still do make good experiences with those ratings and benchmarking studies do show that respondents can easily cope with the neutral option. And if you think about it: sometimes there is just that odd item, that you don't consider positive nor negative. If there would be an even scale, you would be forced into a decision that you can't make. Whatever you answer, it is basically wrong. On a scale with many options this might be not so bad, but on a scale of 4, this can have a huge impact on results (mean, top-boxes, etc.). Some researchers are concerned that the respondents use the center of the scale too often, because it is easier, but from my experience that isn't the case. Most respondents do have an opinion, and if it is good or bad, they will tell you. However, as a company you should know how you want to treat those neutral responses. I personally recommend to mentally move them towards the negative responses. Because even if the respondent doesn't consider the item negative, the companies intention should be to move all the responses towards the positive side of the scale over time by actions to improve quality, etc. @Paul: As my experience from research practice is quite opposite to what you were writing I would like to get some more background information about this. Do you have any scientific articles about this? Would be interesting, because this can also depend very much on the issues that should be rated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47342 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design or HCI higher studies
Hello, I intend to pursue a Masters Degree in Interaction Design or HCI from US or Canada (MDes or MS). I am about to finish my Graduate studies in Computer Science (MS in CS) with a GPA of 3.1 (including one really low grade). I have some pretty strong project work that can cover-up the GPA deficiency to some extent. Also I have taken courses like Virtual Reality and User Interface Design. Given this background, is it wise to even try for higher studies in interaction design or HCI? If yes, how do I go about it because the best Universities like CMU and/or GeorgiaTech are out of question? What about the funding scenario? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Mini Design Challenge Suggestions
Hi, Does anyone have suggestions of topics for quick (~10 minutes) design challenge scenarios? The University of Michigan SOCHI (Student Org. in Computer Human Interaction) is hosting an event to practice our rapid sketching and ideation skills, particularly in preparation for upcoming job interviews that many of us have. We've done sketching scenarios like this in the past and would love some fresh ideas. Are there any scenarios that you've encountered during IXD/UX interviews that might be good to practice with? We are also compiling a tips for successful IXD interviews document and would love to include any advice that you might have. Reply to this post, or send an email to sochi-officers [at] umich [dot] edu. Thanks, The U-M SOCHI Officers: Jeremy Canfield Debra Lauterbach Katie McCurdy Laura Rodrian www.si.umich.edu/SOCHI Twitter: @umSOCHI Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good books or resources for interview techniques
I think this is a really important part of usability interviewing that is not given enough focus. The technique I woudl recommend is actually from job interviews called behavioural interviewing. Behavioral interviewing is a style of interviewing that was developed in the 1970's by industrial psychologists. Behavioral interviewing asserts that the most accurate predictor of future performance is past performance in a similar situation. You will find some information on HR sites and anything about recruiting. Sorry don't have time to dig out the specific articles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47332 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations
Hello, i have recently been given the task of identifying prototyping tools to test high fidelity and high functionality. Our goal is to have prototypes that will be high enough quality to work as design specs. I have looked at Axure and iRise but am unsure about their ability to handle interactions like resizing and Drag n Drop. Has anyone used found a tool that handles those dynamic aspects well? Am I just better off using a javascript library? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Inline audio and text translations
Hello, everyone. Thanks for the constant stream of useful information. I've lurked and learned from this list for a while. It's great. Has anyone seen/built an interface for presenting inline audio translations of journal or magazine articles? A customer would like to include translations for small blocks of an article. The blocks will be of an arbitrary length. Each block would have a corresponding Spanish and Chinese translation of the original English text. Their idea is to include an icon at the end of each block that will play an audio translation of that block. I suggested that maybe a full-article translation is all that is necessary, but they think of the audio as translation helper for non-English speaker. Any pointers or suggestions aould be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Todd Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
